Peru is a large fishing country so there is a lot of fish there. The main foods in every dish are rice, potatoes, chicken, pork, lamb, and fish. http://www.questconnect.org/peru_food.htm http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/exploresouthamericanfood/tp/PeruvianFood.htm
Check out these websites for more facts about food in Peru!
Peruvian food is famous for its taste, diversity, individuality. Peru has a very interesting cuisine to offer to anybody who likes a difference in taste in their lives. Foods that were prepared during ancient times are still enjoyed by many people living in Peru today! Peruvian traditional food are called Criollo dishes.
Appetizers
Causa Rellena con Pollo which means Yellow Potatoes and chicken salad is a combination of the ancient potato, avocado, aji amarillo, lime, and chicken.
Causa Rellena con Pollo - Yellow Potatoes with Chicken Salad
2. Papa a la Huancaina which is potatoes in spicy cheese sauce and it is a dish that is typically served cold as a first course of a luncheon dish. It is known to many people as a very tasty and appetizing dish made with white or yellow potatoes.
Papa a la Huancaína - Potatoes in Spicy Cheese Sauce
Peru Drinks
1. Limonada Frozen is a frozen lemonade drink. It is very refreshing on any hotsummer day.
2. Pisco Sour is a grape distilled brandy and is shaken over ice and also made in a blender with ice.
Frozen Pisco Sour - Peruvian Brandy Cocktail
Main Courses
1. Peruvian Shrimp and Potato Chowder (Chupe de Camarones) is a famous dish in Peru which is often made with crayfish, yellow potatoes, aji chili peppers, corn, milk, and queso fresco cheese.
Peruvian Shrimp and Potato Chowder - Chupe de Camarones
2. Anticuchos de Pollo (grilled chicken skewers) is grilled chicken served with rice and grilled corn on the cob. It is made with aji panca (a special red chilli pepper).
Grilled Chicken Skewers - Anticuchos de Pollo
Arroz con pollo- boiled chicken seasoned with sauce and always served rice.
Ocopa: Boiled potatoes with a cheese sauce and nuts.
Ceviche is made of seafood with citrus juice and chili peppers
Papa a la huancaina is a salad of boiled yellow potatoes with a spicy, creamy sauce called huancaina sauce.
Restaurants in Peru
Low price restaurants in Peru
Restaurant Mchu Picchu- Backpackers eat food here because food is good and cheap and the food has large portions
Mid priced restaurants in Peru: Las Tejas - Offers good great Peruvian dishes between 10-15 dollars and even has live music on Fridays!
A high priced restaurant in peru is La Rosa Nautica. It is a restaurant that is located at the end of a pier in Peru. It serves seafood and it's set meals usually cost about $20 to $30.
Peru is a large fishing country so there is a lot of fish there. The main foods in every dish are rice, potatoes, chicken, pork, lamb, and fish.
http://www.questconnect.org/peru_food.htm
http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/exploresouthamericanfood/tp/PeruvianFood.htm
Check out these websites for more facts about food in Peru!
Peruvian food is famous for its taste, diversity, individuality. Peru has a very interesting cuisine to offer to anybody who likes a difference in taste in their lives. Foods that were prepared during ancient times are still enjoyed by many people living in Peru today! Peruvian traditional food are called Criollo dishes.
Appetizers
Causa Rellena con Pollo which means Yellow Potatoes and chicken salad is a combination of the ancient potato, avocado, aji amarillo, lime, and chicken.
2. Papa a la Huancaina which is potatoes in spicy cheese sauce and it is a dish that is typically served cold as a first course of a luncheon dish. It is known to many people as a very tasty and appetizing dish made with white or yellow potatoes.
Peru Drinks
1. Limonada Frozen is a frozen lemonade drink. It is very refreshing on any hotsummer day.
2. Pisco Sour is a grape distilled brandy and is shaken over ice and also made in a blender with ice.
Main Courses
1. Peruvian Shrimp and Potato Chowder (Chupe de Camarones) is a famous dish in Peru which is often made with crayfish, yellow potatoes, aji chili peppers, corn, milk, and queso fresco cheese.
2. Anticuchos de Pollo (grilled chicken skewers) is grilled chicken served with rice and grilled corn on the cob. It is made with aji panca (a special red chilli pepper).
Arroz con pollo- boiled chicken seasoned with sauce and always served rice.
Ocopa: Boiled potatoes with a cheese sauce and nuts.
Ceviche is made of seafood with citrus juice and chili peppers
Papa a la huancaina is a salad of boiled yellow potatoes with a spicy, creamy sauce called huancaina sauce.
Videos
Check out this video on how they make Pachamanca:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X26shjEGjos
Check out this video on how to make arroz con pollo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGSltga1jh4
Restaurants in Peru
Low price restaurants in Peru
Restaurant Mchu Picchu- Backpackers eat food here because food is good and cheap and the food has large portions
Mid priced restaurants in Peru:
Las Tejas - Offers good great Peruvian dishes between 10-15 dollars and even has live music on Fridays!
A high priced restaurant in peru is La Rosa Nautica. It is a restaurant that is located at the end of a pier in Peru. It serves seafood and it's set meals usually cost about $20 to $30.
Neha Premanand and Sobia Rashdi- June 2013